Heekin

Heekin is a hamlet in Grant, Kentucky. Heekin is situated nearby to the hamlet Hilltop, as well as near Mason.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ark Encounter.

Ark Encounter

Theme park

Ark Encounter is a Christian theme park that opened in Williamstown, Kentucky, United States, in 2016. The centerpiece of the park is a large representation of Noah's Ark, based on the Genesis flood narrative contained in the Bible. Ark Encounter is situated 2 miles northeast of Heekin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mason and Williamstown.

Mason

Hamlet

Mason is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 25 4.5 miles south-southwest of Williamstown. Mason has a post office with ZIP code 41054, which opened on July 26, 1855. Mason is situated 2½ miles southeast of Heekin.

Williamstown

Photo: Acdixon, CC0.

Williamstown is a home-rule-class city in Grant and Pendleton counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, Williamstown had a population of 3,894. It is the county seat of Grant County.

Dry Ridge

Town

Dry Ridge is a home rule-class city in Grant County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Dry Ridge had a population of 2,102. From around 1910 to 1960, the city's economy was dominated by business related to its mineral water wells, purported to have healing properties. Dry Ridge is situated 6 miles north of Heekin.

Heekin

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Grant, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.60035° or 38° 36′ 1″ north

Longitude

-84.61439° or 84° 36′ 52″ west

Elevation

942 feet (287 metres)

Open location code

86CQJ92P+46

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154078011

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4294450

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